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Q: Is there such thing as Chinese cheese?

I love cheese. I come from the states and I can get cheese there inexpensively, however,here in Guangzhou it's so expensive because it's imported. So I want to know if maybe there is a Chinese-made cheese that is not so pricy.

11 years 15 weeks ago in  Food  - Guangzhou

 
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20 years ago, in San Francisco Chinatown, tofu was introduced to me as 'tofu cheese'. I bought a small slab of tofu, and ate small piece of it. Tofu tastes no different than soap, without preparation. 

 

I have not heard or seen Chinese caw, sheep or goat milk cheese.

 

Maybe, you should ask Chinese milk producers about it.

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Some in Inner Mongolia I think, probably crap

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yes..before taking any photo Chinese people say "Cheese" in front of Camera..so you will found everywhere Chinese Cheese..

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Lord I hope not...

 

well, what is that junk the plain's dwellers liked so much? fermented yak milk? Is that cheese?

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Actually the major dairy producers in Shandong produce some remarkably good European-type cheeses -- not the plastic wrapped cellophane crap but really good European-like cheddars (white and yellow), an imitation Gouda that I quite like, and even a local kind of Mozzarella (the Italians thumb it down but I like it).  The problem is that it is irregularly stocked in all of the major supermarkets and when it is stocked, it doesn't last very long.

 

I will stop in at R*T Mart over the weekend to see if I can give you the brand name.

 

In any case, you are in Guangzhou -- try Metro -- it carries an entire line of cheese, and the Park-n-Shop on Tian He Bei Lu also carries cheese (second floor).

 

Otherwise, there is that wonderful gourmet shop in the basement of the tallest building in Guangzhou (forget the name now).

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tai koo hui or tai hoo kui, mall just west of tianhe cun mall    shipaiqiao ...has cheese....and the Metro place requires a membership card, kind of like Costco, back home...........I have got in with just passport, or just a business card may work, they can't read it anyways.

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Metro does not charge for a membership. Just take your passport and business card and they will issue you a membership card.

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Yes there are some interesting variations in the grasslands around Mongolia including goat's milk. The flavour tends to be very strong and usually not acceptable to the western taste.

 

My colleague, who is a dairy technologist from France and very knowledgeable about traditional cheeses, met a Chinese guy networking in Beijing. Apparently, this guy has studied cheese technology in Europe and established a small company making various traditional flavours. My colleague told me the quality generally wasn't too bad but he needed to work a little on the acidity and technical aspects of production. It will be interesting to see how this guy develops his business.

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This is  a picture of the Inner Mongolia goat's milk cheese referred to above.  It is easily available from taobao.

 

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The Gouda I bought from TaoBao is great (from Beijing).

Much cheaper than Metro too, bought 2 kg for about 120 kuai,

can't beat that indecision

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Thanks guys for the suggestions! I'm going to buy it from tabao..

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